Update (Feb. 1, 2022): According to reporting from ABC News, one of the many Trump associates subpoenaed by the committee investigating last January’s Capitol riots has turned over text messages to the committee. ABC News said an anonymous source familiar with the investigation told them the associate is former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. According to…

With less than two weeks until Election Day in Virginia, the mudslinging is well underway in the governor’s race. Polls are neck and neck. The close race has the candidates doing everything they can do try and get an edge on their opponent.  Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin is the latest to take fling some dirt,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The newly installed chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the force, still struggling six months after an insurrection that left its officers battled, bloodied and bruised, “cannot afford to be complacent.” The risk to lawmakers is higher than ever. And the threat from lone-wolf attackers is only growing. In an interview…

Democrats appoint a Republican as vice chairman of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. U.S. Representative Liz Cheney will step into the position. “We owe it to the American people to investigate everything that led up to, and transpired on, January 6th,” Cheney said in a statement after the announcement. “We will not…

President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday afternoon that would award medals honoring the police officers who defended the Capitol during the January 6th insurrection. There are  four medals in total. One will be displayed at Capitol Police headquarters, one at the Metropolitan Police Department, one at the Capitol and one at the Smithsonian Institution.…

The fallout from the January 6 insurrection continues. Late Monday evening, Washington DC Metro Police confirmed two of its officers who responded to the Capitol that day took their own lives. The department confirmed that Officers Kyle DeFreytag and Gunther Hashida took their own lives last month.  Washington D.C. @MayorBowser issues a statement after three…

Tuesday was an emotional day on Capitol Hill for the police officers who testified at the first riot committee meeting. The video above shows highlights of their testimony. “I too was being crushed by the rioters,” Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said. “I could feel myself losing oxygen and recall thinking to myself, ‘this is how I’m…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps surrounding the violent attack, including a breakdown within multiple intelligence agencies and a lack of training and preparation for Capitol Police officers who were quickly overwhelmed by the rioters. The Senate…